After listening to a few clips of The Silmarillion narrated by Andy Serkis, I am interested in seeing if I could actually get used to listening to audiobooks. I usually can’t focus enough on audio alone to keep up with a book but now I’m thinking it might be more of a narration quality thing than anything else.

What are your suggestions for other audiobooks with great or at least similar narration as this new version of The Silmarillion?

  • AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Others gave given great suggestions for good narrators but I just want to add that audiobooks work best for me when I’m doing something else to keep busy. I have a job that doesn’t require much brain power or interacting with people so I can use earbuds at work and that’s my favorite time to listen to audiobooks, I got through the three body problem in 2 days and over the last 2 days I’ve gotten 3/4 of the way through the second book. I’ve also gone through the whole series of The Expanse on audiobook as well.

    Give em a shot when you’re doing tedious chores or out for a walk, or at work if you have a job that allows it. I’ve heard of others that like listening to audiobooks while driving but I’ve never done that.